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Tragedy struck Tallahassee, Fla, Monday morning when Florida State linebacker Devaugh Darling collapsed and died after an off-season woikout. The cause of Darling's death was not immediately determined but FSU requested an autopsy, which will be performed today. "Right now we're all pretty dazed," said head FSU football coach Bobby Bowden. "I think all of our thoughts, prayers and wishes should be with his mom, his dad, his twin brother and all of the family members."

NEWS Record industry officials said Napster, the music-swapping service, hurt their record sales. Shipments of CDs plumetted by 39 percent last year according to the Recording Industry Associaion of America. The industry released the figures after a federal court ruled this month that the service helped users to violate music copyright laws.

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New food contract to decide future of Student Union vendors By Daniel Garcia Ordaz The Pan American

UTPA's food services contract with Chartwells will expire May 31 and two additional vendors are making proposals to university officials.

The three finalists hoping to gain the contract are Aramark, Chartwells, and Sodexho-Marriott.

The new agreement includes all sales in the Student Union food court. The main food vendor has the right to subcontract use of the food court booths.

The food service contract covers provision of food in the University

Snack Bar, at certain sporting events, and as needed for special events catering.

Dorm residents are required to purchase a basic meal plan as part of their room and board contract in order to guarantee a base of customers to the food vendor.

Willie B's Express and Subway, along with any third vendor which may be contracted between now and the end of May, will cease doing business in the food court on May 31 unless they become subcontractors.

"We want students to keep corning in those numbers," Dean of Students El vie Davis said. "I'd even hove to

have those companies stay in there." Davis, also a Student Union

Advisory Board (SUAB) member, said the university is continuing informal talks with the main contract vendors but the food selection committee has not made a decision yet.

"SUAB is supposed to reflect what students want," Davis said. "It [Student Union] belongs to the students. Students are going to have input."

Davis said the three companies made proposals to the food selection committee last fall, but each had unique meal plans.

Letty Benavides, director of

Auxiliary Services and food selection committee member, said the food selection committee met this month to make an addendum to its original proposal because the university received disparate responses from potential vendors.

"It looked like we were comparing apples to oranges to prunes," Davis said. "It was just really hard to gauge."

The addendum was an attempt to "get more definition" and align expectations, Benavides said. '"What will you offer us for a specific meal plan?'"

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SGA sponsors Tolerance Week By Ryan Zimmerman-Weaver The Pan American

Vice President of Academic Affairs Rodolfo Arevalo signed a proclamation yesterday declaring this week Tolerance Week at the law library in the 3rd floor of the Marialice Shary Shivers Administration Building.

The 3rd annual event was sponsored by the Student Government Association (SGA).

'Tolerance Week is just to make students aware that there is still discrimination against disability, skin color, ethnicity, sexual preference, and disease," said SGA University & Community Affairs Chair Zeke Moya.

"We also want students to realize and ask themselves 'Have I ever prejudiced against [someone else]?'" said Moya.

Arevelo signed President Miguel Nevarez's name on the proclamation, since the president was unavailable to attend the ceremony.

The Proclamation reads "[We will] work together towards a more unprejudiced future. We the students of UTPA will use education as our guiding force

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Matt Lynch/T/je Pan American Senior guard, Brian Merriweather, played his last home game as a Bronc Saturday night. Merriweather is one of four seniors on the team graduating. See page 12.

South Texas showing growth Special to The Pan American

The South Texas-Mexico border region is experiencing tremendous opportunities and tremendous challenges, a top administrator at UTPA said Thursday during the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's (CHCI) first-ever visit to the region.

Roland S. Arriola, UTPA vice president for External Affairs, provided an overview of the area to several members of Congress and more than 20 corporate representatives and community leaders. The CHCI is comprised of Hispanic members of Congress and corporate leaders dedicated to providing educational programs for Hispanic college and postgraduate students.

"This area is not static but growing, evolving and becoming a major crossroads," Arriola said. "This has created a lot of opportunities for us, and much of it started after NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) was approved in 1994."

Overall, trade between the United States and Mexico has increased 202 percent, from $81 billion to more

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Former president still making headlines, recent contraversies could taint his legacy By Eladio Jaimez The Pan American

George W. Bush has already been in office about a month and former president Bill Clinton is still making more headlines and receiving more media coverage than Dubya.

Beginning with Clinton's numerous pardons during the last hours of his presidency we should have known he wasn't going to ride off into the sunset like other former presidents.

Then on January 20 when Bush was inagurat-ed, Clinton managed to steal the limelight from Dubya when he gave a lengthy speech at Andrews AFB in Virginia about his administration and their accomplishments.

If granting the pardons wasn't enough fuel for Clinton critics to burn him with, Hillary's brother, Hugh Rodham, was paid over $400,000 to ask Clinton to pardon two convicts.

Clinton claims he never spoke to Rodham about pardoning anyone, but the two convicts still were pardoned.

Rodham was forced to give the money back, but just yesterday reports claimed he only returned about $300,000.

Now CNN reported Clinton's brother, Roger, was offered $30,000 from someone in jail for a pardon, but that person wasn't pardoned.

Clinton may never seek public office again, but all this bad publicity will be bad to his legacy.

Clinton and his administration did indeed accomplish a lot during their eight years in office. Unfortunately Clinton's actions during his final days in office and what has happened since his departures from the White House will taint that legacy.

These contraversies should not affect Hillary's political career. Unfortunately for her you can't pick your relatives. She has four years to make up for this incident. Senators serve six year terms, but its almost certain she will run for president in 2004.

Maybe the recent happenings will not affect the way people view Clinton, and they'll remember him for the good he did and not the bad.

A recent Gallup Poll asking who the greatest president in U.S. history was, placed Clinton in fourth place. Ronald Reagan topped the poll with John F. Kenedy finishing second and Abraham Lincoln third.

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Have you experienced ,, discrimination on

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I've experienced a little bit of discrimination in the activities that I am interested in, because English is not my first language.

Do you think we need Tolerance Week?

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As a student at UTPA, I have never experienced discrimination on campus.

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Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute learns about region Special to The Pan American

The Rio Grande Valley and South Texas are showing tremendous growth, and with that growth comes challenges, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) heard Thursday during its first-ever visit to the region.

CHCI members learned about South Texas' makeup, growth and issues during a luncheon and symposium at UTPA. Panelists included Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-Mercedes), Rep. and CHCI Chair Silvestre Reyes (D-El Paso), Rep. Anibal Acevedo-Vila (D-PR), Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA), Rep. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-Corpus Christi) and Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA).

"We want to help ourselves, but we want to make you (mem

bers of Congress) aware of the additional funding and support we need to have the infrastructure and technical assistance available to create better flow and drive the unemployment rate down," Hinojosa said. "We know your heart is in the right place and you'll listen to our needs."

UTPA President Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez welcomed the members of Congress and CHCI staff for visiting South Texas and the University.

"To have this many members of Congress down here and on our campus is beyond our imagination, and it's a great honor," Nevarez said. "We're privileged to be hosting the Institute's retreat and appreciate your support of HSIs (Hispanic-Serving Institutions).

Afterward, Roland S. Arriola, UTPA vice president for External Affairs, provided an overview of

the border region. More than 7 million people live within 150 miles of the University, and the Edinburg-McAllen-Mission metropolitan statistical area is the third fastest growing in the country behind Las Vegas and Laredo, respectively.

But that growth also presents challenges. For example, border bottlenecks are forcing business costs up 20-30 percent, primarily due to transportation gridlock and inadequate infrastructure.

"This area is not static but growing, evolving and becoming a major crossroads," Arriola said. "This has created a lot of opportunities for us, and much of it started after NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) was approved in 1994."

One solution is the proposed Interstate 69 corridor. Designed

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CONTRACT i continued trom page 1 "We needed to make a plan for how to

proceed," Benavides said. "When we received the proposals, [each vendor] had a different plan of what would work for the university."

Benavides said UTPA sent out a "very specific meal plan structure" to vendors, asking for sample food lists and prices for meals-per-week plans (for dorm students), for example.

Even after the addendum, however, Benavides said the school did not receive the information it needed and decided to ask for live food presentations.

The food vendors will be on campus March 5 presenting "samplings" of the variety of food concepts they want to bring to

South Texas

UTPA, Benavides said. Vendors will prepare meals in a kitchen in the administration building and will each have a day to present their respective services.

"It will actually be a sampling of what they have to offer, from the resident program to the Student Union to catering."

Benavides said the vendors will offer "high-, medium-, and low-end" options to the food selection committee and other guests.

"We're limited in the number of individuals we can invite because of the facility we have to work with," Benavides said.

The snack bar kitchen is not available because it will be in use, Benavides said.

University President Miguel Nevarez,

some vice presidents, the food selection committee, and three or four students "representing a variety of organizations," such as SGA, Hector Leal, chair of the SUAB, and an athlete who is a commuter student, will be attending the sampling sessions, Benavides said.

Each tasting session will be followed by presentations by the vendors and a question and answer session. After the sampling, the food selection committee will conduct a formal business meeting to decide on a vendor, Benavides said.

"We might come down to one or two, depending on how the meetings go," Benavides said. "Sometimes you have a great person presenting and then the food

stinks," Davis said. "There's pros and cons with every one of those food vendors."

Benavides said "the way it's written right now" the new food contract will be for a minimum of five years "with unlimited extension".

"If the partnership seems to be beneficial we could go 20, 30 years," Benavides said. "I'm sure we'll be reviewing annually."

Benavides said the university is trying to meet the demands of the students by finding the right long-term vendor.

"What I'll hope we'll gain from it, it'll allow us to strengthen the relationship we have with the food serve provider. I'm not saying there's one that's better than the other," Benavides said.

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than $250 billion, from 1993-99, and Texas leads the nation in exports to Mexico.

In 1999 alone, South Texas-Mexico border ports processed 1.89 million trucks, 23.7- million cars and 8.6 million pedestriaiis.^. "

Regionally, more than 7 million people live withiri'150 miles of the University, Arriola said, and the Rio Grande Valley has grown 34 percent, to nearly 940,000 people, since 1990.

The Edinburg-McAllen-Mission metropolitan statistical area is the third fastest growing in the country behind Las Vegas

and Laredo, respectively, and it ranks ninth in job growth and business cost-of-living.

But that growth also presents challenges, Arriola said. For example, unemployment remains high, as Hidalgo County was at 12 percent as of December. But Arriola noted that thanks to the efforts of Congressman Ruben Hinojosa (D-Mercedes), unemployment has dropped from the 19-20 percent levels of a few years ago.

Increasing educational opportunities also is important in the region, especially for creating a better workforce. Hinojosa

and other members of Congress provided much-needed assistance recently with a nearly $28 million grant to UTPA for a collaborative project with 23 middle schools in 12 school districts stretching from Rio Grande City to Brownsville.

"Our University is getting involved with the school districts to increase the level of education in our area, and that's one of our primary goals," Arriola said.

Arriola's presentation was part of a luncheon and symposium at the University Ballroom. Symposium participants included Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-Mercedes), Rep. and CHCI Chair

Silvestre Reyes (D-El Paso), Rep. Anibal Acevedo-Vila (D-PR), Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA), Rep. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-Corpus Christi) and Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA).

Several events occurred during the retreat by the 51-member board of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, whose efforts complement the University's mission to be the premier higher education institution in South Texas through excellence in instruction, student performance, research, scholarly accomplishment and professional service.

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Although Spring is still a few weeks away, signs of the season are popping up all over campus.

(Above) - Mountain laurel give off a fragrance that can be smelled from various parts of campus.

(Right) - Blossoming decorations like this "basket" of flowers are found on various portions of campus, including near the Administration building and along Sugar Road.

Bushes of these purple flowers grow around several UTPA buildings. With the con flowers and trees have begun blooming all over South Texas, signaling the onsoui

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Several insects gather on a group of flowers Monday afternoon near the cafeteria.

ught of a new season. Mountain laurel grows near the Administration building.

Tuesday, February 27 More than 30 people at least 18 years of age are needed for various roles in the UTPA University Theatre production of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" that will run April 25-29. Auditions begin at 7 p.m. both nights in the Studio Theatre of the Communication Arts and Science Building. For more information, call Director Dr. Eric Wiley at 381-2338.

Wednesday, February 28 Student Health Services will conduct a Women's Wellness Clinic from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Pap smears, pelvic exams and breast exams are all at a reduced rate for all female students, faculty and staff. For information call 381-2511.

Wednesday, February 28 The Hispanic Border Leadership Institute (HBLI) Enlace Educativo Speaker Series and the Educational Leadership Doctoral Program are co-sponsoring a UTPA visit by Dr. Michelle Young. Young will give a presentation titled "The Future of Educational Leadership Preparation: Building Bridges to the Leadership Discourse" in the Student Union Theater from 6 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 1 through Sunday, March 4 The UTPA production of "Elizabeth and Robert," originally scheduled for early December, has been moved to March 1-4 in the University Theatre. Performances begin at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. A reception with refreshments will follow in the Studio Theatre. The performance is free to UTPA faculty, staff and students with ID. General admission is $5, and $10 for reserved seating. Students and faculty from other colleges and high schools are $3. For information call 381-3581.

Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3 The UTPA Modern Dance Ensemble presents its spring concert both nights starting at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Tickets are $5 in advance, $7 at the door

and can be purchased at the Payments and Collections Office or by calling 381-2715.

Tuesday, March 6 The 28th Annual UTPA Career Day will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the UTPA Fieldhouse. Over 100 companies, corporations, health industry organizations, state/federal government agencies and schools/universities will be recruiting students for part-time, internships and permanent employment positions. Admission is free to all.

Thursday, March 8 Dr. Leonel Vela, dean of the Regional Academic Health Center, will be the keynote speaker at the annual International Conference on Health Issues at UTPA. The one-day conference costs $75 and will take place in the International Trade and Technology Building. There will also be a noon luncheon with Vela at the University Ballroom for $20.

Friday, March 9 The Edinburg North High School Choir presents "Jamfest," a benefit for the ENHS choir. Money raised will help the choir fund a trip to New York City where they will play in Carnegie Hall. "Jamfest" begins at 7 p.m. in the ENHS gym. Admission is $15 at the door, $13.50 for regular and $10 student price from choir department.

Thursday, March 15 For all insulin dependant diabetics, a support group is in operation to help insulin diabetics, especially those who have had diabetes for more than 20 years. The next meeting for the "In"sulin Survivors begins at 6 p.m. at the Rio Grande Regional Hospital at 101 East Ridge Road in McAllen. Meetings are bilingual. For more information or to RSVP, call Linda Quinn at (956) 682-2666.

Every Wednesday Student Health Services (SHS) offers free and confidential HIV testing and counseling from 9 a.m. to noon. Testing and counseling are done at SHS on the first floor of Emilia Hall. Students, faculty, staff and community welcome. Ask for Ruben.

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TOLERANCE continued Trom page 1 in this, the new millenium of tolerance and understanding."

Sonia Noyola, SGA Advisor, wrote the proclamation and attended the signing on Monday.

David Saenz, an outreach worker from the Valley Aids Council will be conducting a seminar on discrimination against people living with AIDS and other diseases today in CAS Studio Theatre at noon.

The documentary "Chicano" will be shown Wednesday at noon in the Student Union Theatre. Clara Aguilar, SGA Vice President, said the civil rights film details the problems and discrimination that has been

overcome by the Mexican American culture. Thursday is the last day of Tolerance Week

and a 'Tolerance for All" Panel Discussion will be held in the Student Union Commons. The panel is comprised of four speakers from various ethnic backgrounds and lifestyles who will discuss how they have been discriminated against in their life.

"We would like to invite an Anglo American and an African American so that we can show reverse discrimination and how it has affected them," Aguilar explained. "In case someone doesn't show, we have a religious organization as a runner's up."

CAUCUS continued trom page '6 to alleviate the increased traffic from the NAFTA, the interstate extension is planned to go from Detroit to the Texas-Mexico border.

"The only thing it lacks right now is funding," said Michael Blum, president of the Michael Blum Company, noting this is the fastest growing metropolitan area in the country without an interstate. "It is the single most important capital improvement project in the Rio Grande Valley."

Wanda Garza, South Texas Community College assistant to the president, explained the region's need for workforce development.

A fourth of all Texas counties, including several along the Rio Grande, qualify as "distressed," exceeding the state unemployment rate of 4.6 percent by 2 percent or

more. And of those counties, 38 percent of people age 18 and younger have less than a high school diploma.

Consequently, Garza said federal funds are needed for education and job training, as well as equipment for job training and development. An effort also must be made toward a national Hispanic Curriculum Institute to address these and future concerns.

The CHCI is comprised of Hispanic members of Congress and corporate leaders dedicated to providing educational programs for Hispanic college and postgraduate students.

Thursday's luncheon and symposium were sponsored by International Bank of Commerce, Chase Bank, Laredo National Bank and Cantu Construction and Development Company. Anheuser-Bush Companies are sponsoring the retreat.

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Longhorns earn baseball victory over Kansas State Special to The Pan American

The Longhorns opened Big 12 Conference play with a three-game series sweep over visiting Kansas State, posting a 13-3 victory Sunday.

After a pair of outstanding pitching efforts provided UT with wins in the first two games of the series, the Horns pounded out a season-high 13 hits and scored 13 runs to end the series' final game in the seventh inning due to the NCAA 10-run rule.

Texas started quickly by plating a run on a Ryan Hubele (Paradise Valley, Arizona/Chaparral) one-out sacrifice fly to left field, which scored Matt Rosenberg (Grand Junction, Colo./Grand Junction) in the bottom of the first inning.

The Horns then extended their lead in the fourth by

taking advantage of four walks and a hit-batter to score six runs and open up a 7-0 lead. Kansas State answered with two runs in the top of the fifth inning behind a RBI-single from left fielder Kasey Weishaar and a RBI-triple from center fielder Nick Sorenson.

The Longhorns countered with five more runs in the bottom half of the inning.

The Wildcats cut the lead to 12-3 on a home run from Sorensen in the seventh, but Texas scored another in the bottom of the seventh to end the game.

While Wildcat starter James Brazeal, who was the first of eight pitchers used by Kansas State on the afternoon, incurred the loss, UT starter Ray Clark (Grapevine, Texas/Colleyville-Heritage) notched his first

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win of the season by pitching 6.1 innings and allowing only three runs on six hits while fanning five.

Leading the offensive attack for Texas were Ben King (Grapevine, Texas/Grapevine/ Alabama), who went 2-for-2 with three runs scored and an RBI to notch his third-straight multiple-hit game, Rosenberg, who scored three runs and drove in another with a pair of hits, Sam Anderson (Mesquite, Texas/Navarro College), who went 2-for-2 with a run scored an two RBI.

The tandem of Omar Quintanilla (El Paso, Texas/El Paso Socorro) and Ryan France (Austin,Texas/Westwood), each tallied two-RBI hits in the Longhorns' five-run fifth and combined for three hits, two runs scored and four RBI on the day.

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2/27 UT-Sao Antonio (DH)

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Feb. 24 - UT d. Iowa State 94-7 K Feb. 24 - UT-Arlington d. SFA 63-61 Leading Scorer, Evans 28 Leading Scorer: Barber 24

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Feb. 24 - UT-San Antonio d. Lamar 81-75

Leading Scorer: Minnieweather - 24

Feb. 24 - UT-E1 Paso d. Rice 59-52

Leading Scorer: Wolfram - 16

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Feb. 25 - UT d. Kansas 13-3

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Broncs lose four at UTSA tournament

First round draft pick Aaron Heilman struck out eight batters while scattering five hits as Notre Dame knocked off University of Texas San Antonio 8-3 in the opening game of the Irish Classic at V.J. Keefe Stadium at St. Mary's University on Friday.

UTPA Track & Field names new assistant Experience Summer Programs Specialist at the Badger Spoils Camp in Mamaroneck, N.Y., during the summers of 1999 and 2000. Assistant to the Operations Manager at

Manhattan College from 1997 to 1999.

Earned her Bachelor of Science Degree, specializing in Sports Medicine, in December of 2000 from Manhattan.

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The UTPA Track and Field program announced on Friday the hiring of New York City native Lisa Edwards as Assistant Coach for sprints and hurdles.

Edwards comes to UTPA from Manhattan College where she served as a volunteer assistant coach for the track and field program for the last year. She has a wide range of experience in the athletic field in addition to her time as a coach at Manhattan. She served as a Summer Programs Specialist at the Badger Sports Camp in Mamaroneck, N.Y. during the summers of 1999 and 2000. She also worked as an assistant to the Operations Manager at Manhattan College from 1997 to 1999.

"I'm excited to be down here, focusing on sprints and hurdles, which I did in college," Edwards said. "My 17 years of experience in track and field should help me in this job. I'd like to thank Coach Laufer for giving me this opportunity to come here and apply what I've learned through the years as an athlete

and coach." Edwards was a four-year standout for

the Jaspers, earning All-East Coast Athletic Conference honors in outdoor track and field.

She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree, specializing in Sports Medicine, in December of 2000 from Manhattan. A graduate of St. John's Preparatory High School in New York City, Edwards received the Private School's Sportsmanship Award and the Principal's Service Award.

UTPA head coach Dan Laufer stated

that Edwards' experience, both as an athlete and as a coach made the decision to hire her an easy one.

"After a thorough search, Lisa Edwards emerged as the top candidate for our vacant position of sprint coach," said Laufer. "Her excellence on the track and in the classroom made her the perfect fit for our program. Her experience at a nationally competitive Division I program will be a tremendous asset. I am looking forward to working with Lisa and am very happy to have her on board."

Terry, Williams place first on career record list By Isaac Chavarria The Pan American

They Lady Broncs couldn't add a W to the win column, but seniors Cheveron Terry and Alexis Williams accumulated points and assists for their all-time totals.

Williams finished first in points with 1,060, and Terry earned first place all-time with 212 steals.

Williams and Terry were consistent for the Lady Broncs and started 28 and 26 games respectively.

During a February 8 game against the Centenary Ladies, Terry made a free throw with 12:00 left in the second half to become just the third player in UTPA history to score 1,000 points in a career. Terry finished the game with 23 points.

Becky Dube (1,140) and Dawn Beachler (1,057) are the only two other players to reach 1,000 points.

Junior Alexandra Gravel was able to move up the career

CAREER RECORDS Points Assist 2. 1060 Cheveron Terry 98-01 1. 328 Alexis 4. 873 Alexandra Gravel 99- present Williams 98-01

3. 241 Cheveron Field Goals Terry 98-01 3.392 Cheveron Terry 98-01

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Steals Field Gpals Attempted 1. 212 Cheveron 1. 1192 Cheveron Terry 98-01 Terry 98-01

: V" ' , V ' - 2. 145 Alexis 3-PT. Field Goals Williams 98-01

/I. 233 Alexandra Gravel 99-01 2. 169 Cheveron Terry 98-01

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records list in 3-point field goals and points. She finished first and fourth, respectively.

With one season left, Gravel will have the opportunity to pass Terry in points. Gravel has averaged 260 points in two seasons, but had 335 points in her sophomore and 353 points in her junior year.

Terry was also the leading scorer for the Lady Broncs with 380 points.

Terry surpassed Bechler in

field goal attempts, but fell 80 points shy for the number one spot.

Dube and Bechler each played only three seasons for UTPA, while Terry and Williams played four years.

The Lady Broncs effort helped the team to a 11-17 record, the second best record in school history.

Their last game of the season was a 93-53 home loss to the Houston Lady Cougars.

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Lady Bronc guard Cheveron Terry earned first place All-Time with 212 steals.

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Broncs whip Gents in final home contest By Matt Lynch The Pan American

The Broncs may not have the nation's leading scorer, but the UTPA men's basketball team proved it has more than enough firepower to win games.

Centenary's Ronnie McCollum entered Saturday's game as the top scorer in the nation, but a balanced Bronc attack proved too much for the Gentlemen to handle as UTPA pounded Centenary 81-61.

"He [McCollum] caused a lot of tension," said senior guard Brian Merriweather. "We tried to make him work for everything he got and keep him busy."

Senior forward John Braxton scored the first points of the game, but Centenary went on a 6-0 run to make the score 6-2.

After head coach Bob Hoffman called a time out with UTPA down 12-7, the Broncs erupted in a furious 25-4 run.

"We came out a little slow, but we picked it up," Merriweather said. "We played tough defense and that was the key to the game."

Merriweather and junior guard Mire Chatman fueled the huge run, scoring a combined 15 points during the one-sided scoring effort.

The Broncs entered the locker room leading 37-22.

UTPA shot an outstanding 60 percent from the field in the first half, compared to the Gents' lackluster 30.3 percent.

"Our offense was just really lighting it up," said senior guard Kwasinda Curtis.

To compound the Gents' shooting woes, the Broncs used a myriad of defenders to hold McCollum to just six points in the first half.

The onslaught continued in the second half when Merriweather started the scoring with a trey.

Following a 9-0 run midway through the second half, the Broncs extended their lead to 60-32, the largest of the game. The Broncs capped the run with an alley-oop from Curtis to Chatman, electrifying the Fieldhouse crowd.

Chatman led the Broncs in scoring with 23 points on eight of nine shooting. Merriweather chipped in with 22, 12 of those points coming from downtown.

Curtis led the Broncs in assists with nine, while junior Marcus Quinn tallied three of the Broncs' six blocked shots.

McCollum was the only Gent to score in double-figures, scoring 22 points on six-of-22 shooting.

Ten of McCollum's points came at the charity stripe after the game was decided midway through the second half.

Saturday night's game also marked the final home contest

B R O N C S V S . I S L A N D E R S P R E V I E W When the Broncs face Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Tuesday,

the Islanders should have something to prove. The Broncs beat the Islanders earlier this month 95-86 at

the Fieldhouse. Senior guard Brian Merriweather and junior guard Mire

Chatman lit the Islanders up for a combined 48 points in the teams' last meeting. Merriweather led the Broncs with 27 points, and Chatman scored 21. Senior forward John Braxton

and junior forward Kyle Sanders were the other two Broncs in double figures, scoring 17 and 14 points, respectively.

Armond Wainright came off the bench and led the Islanders in scoring with 25 points. Forward Michael Hicks chipped in 21 for the Islanders and Arunas Drasutis scored 13.

Senior guard Kwasinda Curtis led the Broncs in assists with eight, while guard Brian Evans led the Islanders, also with eight.

for a number of Broncs. "It was very emotional,"

Curtis said. "It went so fast, but the people here have been so good to us and have given

us a lot of encouragement." Merriweather felt much the

same about the close of his UTPA career., "I'm going to miss the fans and all the sup

port," he said. "We tried to come out, play hard, give a good performance for the crowd and go out with a bang."

Guard All-time 3-point scorer in UTPA history with 224

I; j Canter Scored 11 points in 32 minutes this season

Guard Led Broncs this season with 145 assists

Forward 86 career 3-pointers, 5th in UTPA history

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UTPA junior guard Mire Chatman slashes through the Gents' defense for two points in the Broncs' 81-61 victory over Centenary. Chatman was one of three Broncs to score in double-figures and led the Broncs with 23 points on eight-of-nine shooting. The win was the final game at home this season for the Broncs and improved UTPA's home record to 9-2.

John Braxton

Kwasinda Curtis

Reggie Kuzet

Brian Merriweather